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get/set directory creation, last access or write date-time

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Published: 26. October 2011 | Updated: 26. October 2011
License: Microsoft Public License (MS-PL)
Categories: File system » Directories
Tags: C# Windows

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Import namespace

using System.IO;

Code

string path = @"C:\Folder\";
DateTime dateTime = DateTime.Now;

Directory.SetCreationTime(path, dateTime);
DateTime creationTime = Directory.GetCreationTime(path);

Directory.SetLastAccessTime(path, dateTime);
DateTime lastAccessTime = Directory.GetLastAccessTime(path);

Directory.SetLastWriteTime(path, dateTime);
DateTime lastWriteTime = Directory.GetLastWriteTime(path);